I was fortunate to see Sheikh Deedat during his seminar on Rushdie! I think he gave us sense of mission on how to inform and talk back with friends and colleagues who were ignorant about the contents of Satanic Verses but wanted to engage in the discussion! Cuz the Khumaini's edict had just blown the stuff into stratosphere of western islamophobic propaganda and all that...He was a lighthouse for who were sailing in the ocean of darkness, May Allah bless his soul!

I just re-perused an old biography on this greatest liberator of the Holy Land...that Muslims lost back to the same people he fought against so valiantly... From wiki as follows:According to the some sources, British Commander General Edmund Allenby
during World War I, proudly declared "today the wars of the Crusaders
are completed " by rising up his sword towards statue of Saladin after
capture of Damascus from Turkish troops.
This quotation is incorrectly attributed to Allenby, as throughout his
life he vehemently protested against his conquest of Palestine in 1917
being called a "Crusade". In 1933 Allenby reiterated this stance by
saying: "The importance of Jerusalem lay in its strategic importance,
there was no religious impulse in this campaign".[100]
As well British press celebrated his victory with cartoons of Richard
the Lion-Hearted looking down at Jerusalem above the caption "At last my
dream come true."[101][102] After French General Henri Gouraud
entered the city in July 1920 and kicking Saladin's tomb, Gouraud
exclaimed, "Awake Saladin, we have returned. My presence here
consecrates the victory of the Cross over the Crescent."[103]

I liked it a lot considering written in the days of Muslims' colonial bondage time frame by a non Muslim! Once started reading had hard time stop'g!

What a great love he had for the Prophet(s) honor! Amazing dedication to the cause that he stood against the whole Christendom and won while so generous to the foe and friends alike! He was unique, one of a kind Mujahid!

Another favorite of mine Umar the great, a just Caliph and liberator of the holyland who is the solo Muslim listed on "the Hundred Most Influential...." beside of course the Prophet(p) being numero uno!

After receiving the surrender of Jerusalem and completing the tour
of Syria when Caliph Umar was returning to Madina he led the prayer at
Jabiah. On this occasion he delivered an address which is preserved in
history. The major part of his address was:

"O ye people I counsel you to read the
Qur’an. Try to understand it and ponder over it. Imbibe the teachings
of the Qur’an. Then practise what the Quran teaches. The Qur’an is not
theoretical; it is a practical code of life. The Qur’an does not bring
you the message of the Hereafter only; it is primarily intended to
guide you in this life. Mold your life in accordance with the teachings
of Islam for that is the way of your well being. By following any
other way you will be inviting destruction.

"Fear Allah, and whatever you want seek from Him. All men are
equal. Do not flatter those in authority. Do not seek favors from
others. By such acts you demean yourself. And remember that you will
get only that is ordained for you, and no one can give you anything
against the will of God. Then why seek things from others over which
they have no control? Only supplicate God for He alone is the
sovereign.

"And speak the truth. Do not hesitate to say what you
consider to be the truth. Say what you feel. Let your conscience be
your guide. Let your intentions be good, for verily God is aware of
your intentions. In your deeds your intentions count. Fear God, and
fear no one else. Why fear others when you know that whatever sustenance
ordained for you by God you will get under all circumstances? And
again why fear when you know that death is ordained by God alone and
will come only when He wills?

"Allah has for the time being made me your ruler. But I am
one of you. No special privileges belong to ruler. I have some
responsibilities to discharge, and in this I seek your cooperation.
Government is a sacred trust, and it is my endeavor not to betray the
trust in any way. For the fulfillment of the trust I have to be a
watch-man. I have to be strict. I have to enforce discipline. I have
to run the administration not on the basis of personal idiosyncracies; I
have to run it in public interest and for promoting the public good.
For this we have the guidance in the Book of God. Whatever orders I
issue in the course of day to day administration have to conform to the
Qur’an. God has favored us with Islam. He sent to us His Messenger
(Muhammad, pbuh). He has chosen us for a mission. Let us fulfil that
mission. That mission is the promotion of Islam. In Islam lies our
safety; if we err we are doomed."

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